ISP investigating Priest River crash

Idaho State Police is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred just before 8 a.m. on Monday north of Priest River.

A 72-year-old male, from Newport, Washington, was northbound in a 2016 Nissan Frontier pickup, with a male passenger, on Highway 57, when he drove into the northbound ditch.

The driver overcorrected entering back onto the roadway going left of center and rolling in the southbound ditch, ISP said in a press release.

The crash occurred on Highway 57 near mile post 8, just north of Priest River.

The driver and passenger were wearing a seat belt.

The crash remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police. Assisting agencies included the Bonner County Sheriff's Office and West Pend Oreille Fire Department.